Exotics for sale??

[shooter]

Hi I have recently noticed a lot of folks selling exotic birds and animals on the internet and even on social networking sites.

Its a far cry from my younger days when the local 'baheliya' (traditional bird catcher) used to sell parrots caught from the countryside.

The most common exotics were the budgies and most prized locals were 'gagroni tota' (parrot from Gagron, a village on Rajasthan-MP border).

Now I have noticed people selling birds from all over the world on the internet.

I want to know if other members have also experienced this. Does anyone know the law rgarding this.

Considering the laws in India re: trade in animal and wildlife products, im surprised such easy sales are legal.

Can anyone enlighten me?

[prashantsingh]

Wildlife Protection Act 1972 covers only Indian birds and Animals.
Exotic / Imported Birds can be sold / bought openly.
At times (Bird Flu outbreaks) their import is restricted.
Emu and Turkey farms are common in India today .
As far as I know , Trade in Indian birds (including parrots) is banned by law. How effective the Law is at different places ....is a different matter.

[abhrankash]

Wildlife Protection Act 1972 covers only Indian birds and Animals.
Exotic / Imported Birds can be sold / bought openly.
At times (Bird Flu outbreaks) their import is restricted.
Emu and Turkey farms are common in India today .
As far as I know , Trade in Indian birds (including parrots) is banned by law. How effective the Law is at different places ....is a different matter.

Dear Sir,
Prasant ji,

You are saying , This let me tell you a story of my younger days, During that time I have Just started my engineering carrier or I was about to start its may be during 1995-96 or 1997-98. the Divisional-forest -officer of cuttack district range use to be Mr.Sanjeeb Chadda Jammu cadet topper of the year IFS officer.
During that time the CM of orissa use to be Mr. J . B. Pattnayak,(the present governor of Assam) during that time Mr.Sanjeeb Chadda put a raid on some parts of forest area at athghar,narshingpur,and barambha, and had seized around 90 leopard hides and 10 RBT hides on the very next day he was transfer to the state Secretariat to look after the dept. of environment & forestry because directly or indirectly CM and many ministers were involve in this.(its mafia of wild animals traders its a nexus)
I personally perused the case since Mr.chadda is a very non-corrupt officer and I have met him many a times seeking about some permission for wild photography.
Later he was appointed as DFO Bhitarkanika which is crocodile national park,
breeding ground of olive-riddle turtles.
and now his present status is.
Sanjeev K. Chadha, IFS, Chief General Manager (Environment) Orissa Industrial Infrastructure Dev. Corp, IDCO Towers, Janpath, Bhubaneshwar, 751007

[abhrankash]

Today in the morning news by NDTV and Times of India, i have seen some incidents of poisoning tigers in Sarishka here I am posting the extract of the detailed news of this morning.

Its really sad to here such Incidents in the morning news itself.

New Delhi: Environment minister Jairam Ramesh visited Sariska reserve on Wednesday morning as authorities there have concluded that the tiger that was found dead was probably poisoned by villagers. (Read: Setback in Sariska as translocated tiger found dead)

The environment minister announced Rs30 crores for relocating villages out of Sariska and said that relocation of tigers will not stop.

Ramesh also said that another male tiger from Ranthambore will be brought to Sariska in the next 15 days.

Earlier, forest officials had claimed the tiger had died in a territorial fight but that has now been ruled out as there were no injury marks.

Two senior forest officials were suspended on Tuesday on the charge of dereliction of duty. (Read: Sariska tiger death: Two forest officials suspended)

In 2004, Sariska reserve in Rajasthan lost all its tigers to poaching. That had prompted the Prime Minster to call a meeting of the National Board on Wildlife and since 2008 five tigers have been relocated to Sariska from Ranthambore.

However, with the death of the tiger, which was the first big cat to be moved to Sariska two years ago as a part of the trans-location process of the government, there has been a major setback for the species revival plan.